Table 5. Analysis based on income.
Questions Income/month (USD)
≤$620 >$620-1,250 >$1,250-3,100 >$3,100-6,200 >$6,220 P
Can a healthy young woman help an unknown infertile person simply out of kindness? Do you believe that the donation can occur without any reward? Y:77.5%a Y:81.7%b,c Y:78%d Y:72.9%b,e Y:63.1%a,c,d,e a-e<0.05
Would a reward for the donation help healthy women at fertile ages decide to donate the oocytes? Y:85.3% Y:86.9%a Y: 84.4% Y:80.6%a Y:86.7% a<0.05
Did you know there are sperm banks in Brazil where you can choose the blood type; skin, hair and eye colors; ethnicity; origin; weight; height; occupation; and hobbies of the donor? Y:61.8% Y:55.2%a Y:57.7%b Y:60.5%c Y:70.5%a a-c<0.05
The controversy regarding oocyte donation does not occur with sperm donation. Do you believe that this fact may indicate prejudice against women? Y:45.6%a Y:55.8%a,b Y:49.9% Y:52.2% Y:46.5%b a-b<0.05
Do you think the oocyte donor should be entitled to custody of the child? Y:4.9% Y:4.6% Y:5.2% Y:5% Y:7.4% ns
Do you think it would be better to have the donated oocytes originating from a healthy woman (who does not have reproductive issues) rather than a woman who needs treatment to get pregnant? Y:72.1%a,b Y:64.6% Y:61.6%a Y:65.6% Y:62.7%b a-b<0.05
Do you think the lack of oocytes for donation occurs because the sale of these gametes is prohibited in Brazil? Y:64.7% Y:61.9% Y:63.9% Y:62.2% Y:69.7% ns
Do you think that financially rewarded donation would be the most practical solution for reducing the waiting time of infertile couples? Y:74.5%a,b,c Y:66.2% Y:63.7%a Y:60.9%b Y:64.9%c a-e<0.05
Do you agree with the policy of women donating their oocytes in exchange for subsidized treatments and rewards, such as gynecological check-ups, contraceptive methods, airfare and lodging? Y:55.4%a Y:58.5% Y:63.9%a Y:63.9% Y:63.8% a-<0.05
ns: not significant. Within-row values with the same superscript letter were significantly different.
USD: US dollars
Y:Yes